The Federal Bureaucracy That Is Charged with Regulating Air and Water

question 49

Multiple Choice

The federal bureaucracy that is charged with regulating air and water quality standards is the

• A) National Park Service.
• B) Department of the Interior.
• C) Environmental Protection Agency.
• D) Sierra Club.
• E) Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

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Definitions:

Drought

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Bt Resistance

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Refuge Strategy

A tactic used by prey organisms to escape predators, involving finding or creating safe locations where they are less likely to be found or caught.

Trade-Off

A situation that involves losing one quality, quantity, or property of a set or design in return for gaining another.